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Get your free estimateGarage Door Company in Lakewood, CA
Garage door installation in Lakewood, CA usually means replacing a door that’s been on the house since Eisenhower was in office. We’re talking original 1950s wood panels, narrow 8-foot openings, and spring hardware that’s outlived its design life three times over. Redstone Garage Door Repair has served Lakewood since 2015, and we work on the brand you already own, whether that’s a Clopay door from the 1990s or a builder-grade door that came with the tract house. If you’re looking at a new door or a repair on the one you’ve got, call (855) 492-3366 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Why Lakewood Homes Are Different
Lakewood was one of the first large planned postwar suburbs in the country. Nearly every home in the 90712, 90713, 90714, and 90715 ZIP codes went up between 1949 and 1955, built by developers like Ditz-Crane and Biltmore using the same narrow 8 to 9 foot garage door opening and lightweight wood or early fiberglass panels. That means the doors, springs, and tracks aging out today were installed at the exact same time across the entire city. When we pull up to a Lakewood house, we already know what’s behind the door before we open it.
The climate does its own damage. Lakewood sits about 20 miles from the coast, so the marine layer keeps mornings damp. Steel tracks and hinges in older garages pit and rust faster than the paint on the door itself. Summer heat then warps those original wood panels that lost their factory finish decades ago. And on the original 1950s blocks, a lot of garages open onto rear alleys instead of the street. Lakewood’s alleys run behind whole tracts, which means any replacement door has to be sized and delivered for rear-lot access. We’ve also straightened more alley-side tracks than we can count, bent by decades of trash trucks and delivery vans backing into the opening. This isn’t a generic suburban garage door market. It’s a specific one, and the work reflects that.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Lakewood Services
Most Lakewood homeowners call us for one of two things: a door that stopped working, or an opener that stopped responding. Both are covered by the same call.
Garage Door Repair in Lakewood
A Lakewood garage door repair usually starts with a broken spring or a cable that’s snapped, and on a 70-year-old house it’s often both. The original extension-spring hardware on the early Ditz-Crane and Biltmore tracts is still in service in a lot of homes, and the damp marine layer has been eating at the tracks and hinges for decades. We diagnose the whole system, not just the part that failed, because on these older doors one failure usually means another is close behind. Garage Door Repair in Lakewood covers springs, cables, rollers, tracks, and panels, all under one call.
Garage Door Opener Repair in Lakewood
When an opener fails in Lakewood, it’s rarely the motor. It’s usually the drive gear stripped, the logic board fried from a power surge, or the trolley jammed against a warped door. We work on LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, and Craftsman openers, including older chain-drive units that have been on the ceiling for 20 or 30 years. If the opener is beyond saving, we quote a replacement on the spot. Garage Door Opener Repair in Lakewood covers both mechanical and electrical failures, from wall buttons to safety sensors.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Garage Door Installation in Lakewood
Garage door installation in Lakewood, CA is rarely a simple swap. Most of the time we’re removing a 70-year-old wood door that’s been repainted a dozen times and fitting a modern steel door into an opening that was never built for one. The original 1950s openings are narrow, often 8 feet wide, and the headroom above the door is tight. A new door has to be ordered, sized, and delivered with the rear-alley access of the older tracts in mind, then installed with new track and hardware rated for the weight of solid steel panels. Garage Door Installation is a full system replacement, not a panel swap, and it starts with a free measure and an honest quote.
Garage Door Replacement
Signs you need it
Panels are cracked, warped, or rotted through, the door binds against the frame, or the bottom section has rusted out from decades of alley dampness.
What it costs in Lakewood
Garage door replacement in Lakewood typically runs $700 – $2200 for the full door depending on material, insulation, and whether the old track can be reused.
How we do it
We measure the opening, order the door to spec, remove the old door and hardware, install new track, and dispose of the old panels the same day.
Garage Door Seal Installation
Signs you need it
Daylight shows under the door, leaves and dust blow in from the alley, or the old rubber seal has hardened and cracked into chunks.
What it costs in Lakewood
A garage door seal installation in Lakewood is a smaller job, usually done as part of a larger repair call and priced by the linear footage of the opening.
How we do it
We pull the old seal out of the retainer channel, cut a new one to the exact width of your Lakewood opening, and slide it in place so it grips the concrete or asphalt cleanly.
What Garage Door Installation Costs in Lakewood
| Item | Typical range in Lakewood |
|---|---|
| New door installation | $700 – $2200 |
| Panel replacement | $250 – $500 |
| Opener installation | $250 – $550 |
Do you work on the original 1950s doors still on Lakewood homes?
Yes, but most original wood doors are past repair by now. We’ll tell you honestly if a replacement makes more sense than patching a warped 70-year-old panel.
Can you fit a modern double-wide door on my Lakewood garage?
Usually not without reframing. Lakewood’s original openings are 8 to 9 feet wide, and widening one means structural work that goes well beyond a door swap. We’ll measure and tell you what your opening can actually take.
Brands We Service in Lakewood
Redstone is factory-familiar with the big names: LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie, Clopay, Amarr, Wayne Dalton, Craftsman, and Raynor. We keep common parts stocked for quick turnaround, and we don’t guess at specs. Whatever brand is on your door or opener, we work on the system you already own. See our brands for the full breakdown.
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| Service | Typical range in Lakewood |
|---|---|
| Spring repair | $180 – $340 |
| Cable repair | $130 – $250 |
| Opener repair | $120 – $320 |
| Opener installation | $250 – $550 |
| Panel replacement | $250 – $500 |
| Track realignment | $120 – $240 |
| Roller replacement | $110 – $220 |
| New door installation | $700 – $2200 |
| General repair | $150 – $600 |
In Lakewood, two things push the price up: alley-side delivery and removal on the older blocks, and rusted track that has to come out entirely rather than be realigned. Whatever the number, you’ll hear it and approve it before any work starts. The price we quote is the price you pay.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lakewood
We cover all four Lakewood ZIP codes and the neighborhoods inside them, from the original 1949 blocks of 90713 and 90712 up through the later tracts of 90714 and 90715. That includes the East Lakewood area around Mayfair Park, the alleys off Del Amo and Candlewood, and the older pockets near Lakewood Center.
- Mayfair
- East Lakewood
- Lakewood Park
- Lakewood Mutual
- Candlewood
Response times across Lakewood run tight because the city is compact and we know these blocks well, so expect a technician out to you as soon as the same day for repair calls.
Service Area – Cities Near Lakewood
Redstone also works in the cities around Lakewood. If you’re in Signal Hill, CA or off the 710, in Bellflower, CA just to the north, down in Long Beach, CA where the marine layer runs even heavier, or over in Paramount, CA, the same Redstone technicians cover that ground. One call covers the whole system, in Lakewood and the surrounding area.
Serving Lakewood, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Garage Door Company in Lakewood
For repair calls, we’re usually out the same day. Lakewood is small and centrally located, and we know the rear-alley blocks well enough that we don’t waste time finding the garage.
Most like-for-like door replacements don’t require a permit, but if your Lakewood home falls under local historic preservation or an HOA with design rules, that could add review time. We’ll flag it before you order anything.
Yes, we serve 90712, 90713, 90714, and 90715. The whole city is in our service area, and call (855) 492-3366 to confirm availability for your street.
If your garage door is acting up in Lakewood, call (855) 492-3366 for a free estimate and a straight diagnosis. Redstone Garage Door Repair has served Lakewood since 2015, and we’ll send someone who knows your door, your opener, and your neighborhood.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local garage door pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Lakewood Customers Say
"Good repair, reasonable money. The door still has a slight shudder about a foot from the top that he said is the track being slightly out of true on an old frame and would cost real money to fix properly. Fair enough, but I'd hoped it would be perfect."
— Bethany Pruitt"Opener kept reversing halfway down. Turned out to be the safety sensors knocked out of alignment by a bicycle. He straightened them, wouldn't charge me for it, and just asked me to keep them in mind if I need real work later."
— Eduardo Mendoza"The old chain drive sounded like a freight train through the bedroom above the garage. Went with the belt drive they recommended and now I genuinely cannot hear it open from upstairs."
— Luis Salazar